Rescue in the Philippines

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Movie Info

"Rescue in The Philippines" is a one-hour documentary of the previously untold story of how the five Frieder brothers, Cincinnati businessmen making two-for-a-nickel cigars in pre-WWII Manila, together with Manuel Quezon, the charismatic first president of the Philippines, Paul McNutt, US High Commissioner and former governor of Indiana (preparing for his own presidential campaign) and an ambitious Army Colonel named Dwight Eisenhower - helped 1,200 Jews escape the Nazis and immigrate to the Philippines. (c) Official Site

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Documentary, Special Interest
Directed By:

Russell C. Hodge, Cynthia Scott, Terry Irving
In Theaters:

Mar 29, 2013 limited
Runtime:

56 minutes
Studio:

3 Roads Communications

Cast

Liev Schreiber
as Narrator

Critic Reviews for Rescue in the Philippines

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (5)

Although it runs just under an hour, the gripping documentary "Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge From the Holocaust" proves a thorough look at a lesser-known chapter in Holocaust-era history.

March 28, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
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Recounts a little-known chapter of World War II heroism that is as heartbreaking as it is courageous.

March 28, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Nicole Herrington
New York Times
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A well-crafted if structurally generic documentary ...

March 26, 2013 | Full Review…

Ernest Hardy
Village Voice
Top Critic
If every war is a thousand rolling tragedies, then the flip side of such conflict is also the opportunities it provides for humanity to showcase the better angels of its nature.

April 17, 2013 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Brent Simon
Shockya.com
Riveting and vital.

March 29, 2013 | Rating: 8.72/10 | Full Review…

Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru